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A Switchers guide to recommended free Apps to download to your new Mac
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1503634"><p>The problem with that is that everyone's needs are different, so until you articulate them people are just wasting their time throwing in suggestions that they like but may be irrelevant to you. I don't mean to be negative, I can certainly throw together a list of my favourite apps if you want that, but I could be more helpful if I knew more about how you are going to use the machine and what your other interests are.</p><p></p><p>Mac owners often start off buying a Mac for one purpose -- like you have with photography -- but discover that they can do so many more things (some of which they never originally contemplated at all) that it takes them in new directions. My mac has become my main source of income and allowed me to do things I would have never imagined doing when I bought my first one (an SE/30 oh so many years ago!).</p><p></p><p>In my essay I mentioned a few programs one should install for increased compatibility and functionality (such as <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx" target="_blank">Flip4Mac WMV Player</a> and <a href="http://perian.org" target="_blank">Perian</a>). You're already aware of the main third-party options for serious photographers (Photoshop, Aperture, Lightroom) so that's pretty well covered. The Mac offers a lot more power in its included apps than most people realise, particularly Preview, Safari, TextEdit and iTunes (among others).</p><p></p><p>Believe me I have lots of other programs I like and recommend, but the truth of the matter is that typical Mac owners have little need for third-party apps (apart from perhaps Microsoft Office or an equivalent) in their early days with the Mac, apart from their area of specialty.</p><p></p><p>If I had to pick a handful of programs I think are a) worth the money and b) really add to my Mac experience, here is a sampling:</p><p></p><p>a. <a href="http://flexibits.com/fantastical" target="_blank">Fantastical</a></p><p>b. <a href="http://www.titanium.free.fr/download.php" target="_blank">OnyX</a> (or Maintenance, from the same company)</p><p>c. <a href="http://www.corecode.at/smartreporter/" target="_blank">SMARTreporter</a></p><p>d. <a href="http://www.catpigstudios.com" target="_blank">Radium</a> (even though I dislike some of the changes they've made in version 3.x)</p><p></p><p>But honest to joe many of my core apps are the ones that came with my Mac: Safari, Mail, iTunes, iPhoto, Preview, Notes, Reminders, Calendar, FaceTime and Notification Center.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1503634"] The problem with that is that everyone's needs are different, so until you articulate them people are just wasting their time throwing in suggestions that they like but may be irrelevant to you. I don't mean to be negative, I can certainly throw together a list of my favourite apps if you want that, but I could be more helpful if I knew more about how you are going to use the machine and what your other interests are. Mac owners often start off buying a Mac for one purpose -- like you have with photography -- but discover that they can do so many more things (some of which they never originally contemplated at all) that it takes them in new directions. My mac has become my main source of income and allowed me to do things I would have never imagined doing when I bought my first one (an SE/30 oh so many years ago!). In my essay I mentioned a few programs one should install for increased compatibility and functionality (such as [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx"]Flip4Mac WMV Player[/URL] and [URL="http://perian.org"]Perian[/URL]). You're already aware of the main third-party options for serious photographers (Photoshop, Aperture, Lightroom) so that's pretty well covered. The Mac offers a lot more power in its included apps than most people realise, particularly Preview, Safari, TextEdit and iTunes (among others). Believe me I have lots of other programs I like and recommend, but the truth of the matter is that typical Mac owners have little need for third-party apps (apart from perhaps Microsoft Office or an equivalent) in their early days with the Mac, apart from their area of specialty. If I had to pick a handful of programs I think are a) worth the money and b) really add to my Mac experience, here is a sampling: a. [URL="http://flexibits.com/fantastical"]Fantastical[/URL] b. [URL="http://www.titanium.free.fr/download.php"]OnyX[/URL] (or Maintenance, from the same company) c. [URL="http://www.corecode.at/smartreporter/"]SMARTreporter[/URL] d. [URL="http://www.catpigstudios.com"]Radium[/URL] (even though I dislike some of the changes they've made in version 3.x) But honest to joe many of my core apps are the ones that came with my Mac: Safari, Mail, iTunes, iPhoto, Preview, Notes, Reminders, Calendar, FaceTime and Notification Center. [/QUOTE]
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